Egyptian goddess Seshat. Gods of Ancient Egypt - list and description

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The meaning of the name Seshat

Seshat is the goddess of the art of writing, akin to Thoth. On the head is a symbol of the crowning, in the hands of writing instruments. Identified with Greek goddess Muse.

Numerology Of The Name Seshat

Soul Number: 9.
Owners of the name number 9 are dreamy, romantic and impulsive. They are cheerful, love big noisy companies, they tend to make grand gestures, they love to help people. However, the "nines" are prone to inflated conceit and often flirt, and turn into arrogant egocentrists. "Nines" are cheerful, amorous and romantic. However, their feelings are far from always constant, which is often expressed in "frivolity" in their personal lives. "Nines" are quite selfish. Only a very strong personality can build a strong family with a "nine".

Hidden Spirit Number: 7

Body number: 2

Signs

Planet Neptune.
Element: Water, cold-humidity.
Zodiac: Sagittarius, Pisces.
Colour: Aquamarine, sea green.
Day: Thursday, Friday.
Metal: Rare earth metals, platinum.
Mineral: Topaz, aquamarine.
Plants: Grapes, poppies, roses, saffron, weeping willow, algae, mushrooms, water lily, henbane, hemp.
Animals: Deep sea fish, whale, seagull, albatross, dolphin.

The name Seshat as a phrase

C Word
Ye Esi (Is, Be, Exist)
Sh Sha (From the Hebrew square letter; Shin - primordial fire)
A Az (I, Me, Myself, Myself)
T Firmly

Interpretation of the meaning of the letters of the name Seshat

C - common sense, the desire for a strong position and material security; in irritation - imperiousness and capriciousness. It is important for a person to find his own way in life.
E - the need for self-expression, the exchange of ideas, the tendency to act as an intermediary, insight due to the ability to enter the world of secret forces. Talkativeness is possible.
Ш - attentiveness to life, the ability to assess the situation at the slightest hint, whisper, rustle. Modesty and the ability to arrange your affairs in a quiet way. Developed sense of humor.
A - a symbol of the beginning and the desire to start and accomplish something, the thirst for physical and spiritual comfort.
T is an intuitive, sensitive, creative person, a seeker of truth, who does not always measure desires and possibilities. The symbol of the cross is a reminder to the owner that life is not endless and that one should not put off until tomorrow what can be done today - to act using every minute effectively.

Goddess Seshat is the patroness of scribes, scientists, artists, writers and artisans. On his shoulders he wears the skin of a leopard, a sign of the highest dedication.

The skin of a leopard is an attribute of a priest,
Symbol of consecration of a noble person.
And the city knows little of the women of the holy city of Egypt,
Who is honored to wear such an outfit.
Queen Nefertari, Cleopatra, Hatshepsut
Here are the royal priestesses that carry a colorful cloak.
But there is one goddess, her name is Seshat,
On whose shoulders rests from a leopard boards.
She is wise and strong, beautiful and modest,
And Seshat is dedicated to the highest knowledge.
Seshat is the queen of knowledge, the mistress of the mind.
It is where buildings are built, where writing is needed.
In the hands of this maiden is a palette and kalam,
She gives patterns to words with skillful speech.
Seshat composes hymns and leads the chronicle,
And knows all the deeds of kings without exception.
Archives and papyri under the authority of Seshat,
Scribes and mathematicians rush to her with a question.
She displays formulas and stores drawings,
The scientist and craftsman Seshat thanks.

Name origin: Egyptian

Seshat is the goddess of the art of writing, akin to Thoth. On the head is a symbol of the crowning, in the hands of writing instruments. Identified with the Greek goddess Muse.

Numerology Of The Name Seshat

Soul Number: 9.
Owners of the name number 9 are dreamy, romantic and impulsive. They are cheerful, love big noisy companies, they tend to make grand gestures, they love to help people. However, the "nines" are prone to inflated conceit and often flirt, and turn into arrogant egocentrists. "Nines" are cheerful, amorous and romantic. However, their feelings are far from always constant, which is often expressed in "frivolity" in their personal lives. "Nines" are quite selfish. Only a very strong personality can build a strong family with a "nine".

Hidden Spirit Number: 7

Body number: 2

Signs

Planet Neptune.
Element: Water, cold-humidity.
Zodiac: Sagittarius, Pisces.
Colour: Aquamarine, sea green.
Day: Thursday, Friday.
Metal: Rare earth metals, platinum.
Mineral: Topaz, aquamarine.
Plants: Grapes, poppies, roses, saffron, weeping willow, algae, mushrooms, water lily, henbane, hemp.
Animals: Deep sea fish, whale, seagull, albatross, dolphin.

The name Seshat as a phrase

C Word
Ye Esi (Is, Be, Exist)
Sh Sha (From the Hebrew square letter; Shin - primordial fire)
A Az (I, Me, Myself, Myself)
T Firmly

Interpretation of the meaning of the letters of the name Seshat

C - common sense, the desire for a strong position and material security; in irritation - imperiousness and capriciousness. It is important for a person to find his own way in life.
E - the need for self-expression, the exchange of ideas, the tendency to act as an intermediary, insight due to the ability to enter the world of secret forces. Talkativeness is possible.
Ш - attentiveness to life, the ability to assess the situation at the slightest hint, whisper, rustle. Modesty and the ability to arrange your affairs in a quiet way. Developed sense of humor.
A - a symbol of the beginning and the desire to start and accomplish something, the thirst for physical and spiritual comfort.
T is an intuitive, sensitive, creative person, a seeker of truth, who does not always measure desires and possibilities. The symbol of the cross is a reminder to the owner that life is not endless and that one should not put off until tomorrow what can be done today - to act using every minute effectively.

According to some researchers, there were five thousand gods in ancient Egypt. Such a huge number of them is due to the fact that each of the many local cities had their own gods. Therefore, one should not be surprised at the similarity of the functions of many of them. In our list, as far as possible, we tried not only to give a description of one or another celestial, but also to indicate the center in which he was most revered. In addition to the gods, some monsters, spirits, and magical creatures are listed. Our table gives the characters in alphabetical order. The names of some gods are designed as hyperlinks leading to detailed articles about them.

Our table of Egyptian gods can be used in school to prepare 5th grade students. See also: Gods of Ancient Greece - list, Gods of Ancient Rome - list, Gods of Ancient Scandinavia, Gods of Ancient India - list, Gods of ancient Slavs - list.

10 major gods ancient egypt

Amat- a terrible monster with the body and front legs of a lioness, the hind legs of a hippopotamus and the head of a crocodile. It lived in the lake of fire underworld dead (Duat) and devoured the souls of the dead, who were recognized as unrighteous at the court of Osiris.

Apis- a black bull with special marks on the skin and forehead, which was worshiped in Memphis and throughout Egypt as a living embodiment of the gods Ptah or Osiris. The living Apis was kept in a special room - Apeion, and the deceased was solemnly buried in the necropolis of the Serapeum.

Apop (Apophis)- a huge serpent, the personification of chaos, darkness and evil. He lives in the underworld, where every day after sunset the sun god Ra descends. Apep rushes to Ra's barge to swallow it. The sun and its defenders fight nightly with Apophis. The ancient Egyptians also explained solar eclipses by the serpent's attempt to devour Ra.

Aten- the god of the solar disk (or rather, sunlight), mentioned as early as the era of the Middle Kingdom and proclaimed the main god of Egypt during the religious reform of Pharaoh Akhenaten. Unlike most other representatives of the local pantheon, he was depicted not in a “beast-human” form, but in the form of a solar circle or a ball, from which arms with palms stretch to the earth and people. The meaning of Akhenaten's reform, apparently, consisted in the transition from a concrete-figurative religion to a philosophical-abstract one. It was accompanied by severe persecution of adherents of former beliefs and was canceled shortly after the death of its initiator.

Atum- the solar god revered in Heliopolis, who created himself from the original chaotic Ocean of Nun. In the midst of this Ocean, the primordial hill of the earth also rose, from which all the dry land originated. Having resorted to masturbation, spitting out his own seed, Atum created the first divine couple - the god Shu and the goddess Tefnut, from whom the rest of the Ennead descended (see below). In archaic antiquity, Atum was the main solar god of Heliopolis, but later he was pushed into the background by Ra. Atum began to be revered only as a symbol setting sun.

Bastet- the cat goddess from the city of Bubastis. It personified love, female beauty, fertility, fun. It is very close in religious meaning to the goddess Hathor, with whom she often united.

Bes- (Demons) dwarf demons favorable to a person with an ugly face and crooked legs. Peculiar kind brownies. In ancient Egypt, figurines of Demons were widespread.

Maat- the goddess of universal truth and justice, the patroness of moral principles and firm legality. Depicted as a woman with an ostrich feather on her head. During the trial in the kingdom of the dead, the soul of the deceased was placed on one scale, and the “feather of Maat” on the other. The soul, which turned out to be heavier than a feather, was recognized as unworthy eternal life with Osiris. She was devoured by the terrible monster Amat (see above).

Mafdet- (lit. "fast running") the goddess of harsh justice, the protector of sacred places. It was depicted with the head of a cheetah or in the form of a genet - an animal from the viverrid family.

Mertseger (Meritseger)- the goddess of the dead in Thebes. Depicted as a snake or a woman with a snake head.

Meskhenet- the goddess of childbirth, who enjoyed special honor in the city of Abydos.

Min- a god revered as the giver of life and fertility in the city of Koptos. Depicted in itiphallic form (with pronounced male sexual characteristics). Worship of Ming was widespread in the early period Egyptian history, but then he receded into the background in front of his own local Theban variety - Amon.

Mnevis- a black bull who was worshiped as a god in Heliopolis. Reminds me of the Memphis Apis.

Renenutet- a goddess revered in the Faiyum as the patroness of crops. Depicted in the form of a cobra. Nepri, the god of grain, was considered her son.

Sebek- the crocodile god of the Faiyum oasis, where there was a large lake. Its functions included managing the water kingdom and ensuring earthly fertility. Sometimes he was revered as a kind, benevolent god, to whom they prayed for help in illnesses and life's difficulties; sometimes - like a formidable demon, hostile to Ra and Osiris.

Serket (Selket)- the goddess of the dead in the western part of the Nile Delta. A woman with a scorpion on her head.

Sekhmet- (lit. - "mighty"), a goddess with the head of a lioness and a solar disk on it, personifying the heat and scorching heat of the Sun. The wife of the god Ptah. Terrible avenger, exterminating creatures hostile to the gods. The heroine of the myth about the extermination of people, which the god Ra entrusted to her because of the moral corruption of mankind. Sekhmet killed people with such fury that even Ra, who decided to abandon his intention, could not stop her. Then the gods poured red beer all over the earth, which Sekhmet began to lick, mistaking it for human blood. From intoxication, she involuntarily had to stop her slaughter.

Seshat- the goddess of writing and counting, the patroness of scribes. Sister or daughter of the god Thoth. During the accession of the pharaoh, she wrote down the coming years of his reign on the leaves of the tree. Depicted as a woman with a seven-pointed star on her head. The sacred animal of Seshat was the panther, so it was represented in a leopard skin.

Sopdu- "falcon" god, revered in the eastern part of the Nile Delta. Close to Horus, identified with him.

Tatenen- a chthonic god revered in Memphis along with Ptah and sometimes identified with him. His name literally means "rising (i.e. emerging) earth."

Tawart- a goddess from the city of Oxyrhynchus, depicted as a hippopotamus. Patroness of birth, pregnant women and babies. Drive away evil spirits from dwellings.

Tefnut- the goddess, who, together with her husband, the god Shu, symbolized the space between the firmament and the firmament. Shu and Tefnut gave birth to the earth god Geb and the sky goddess Nut.

Wadget- the snake goddess, considered the patroness of Lower (Northern) Egypt.

Upout- the god of the dead with the head of a jackal, revered in the city of Assiut (Lykopolis). By appearance and the meaning strongly resembled Anubis and gradually merged with him in one image.

Phoenix- a magical bird with golden and red feathers, which, according to Egyptian legend, flew to the city of Heliopolis once every 500 years to bury the body of its deceased father in the temple of the Sun. It personified the soul of the god Ra.

Hapi- the god of the Nile River, the patron of crops provided by its spill. Portrayed as a blue or Green colour(the color of the Nile water at different times of the year).

Hathor- the goddess of love, beauty, joy and dance, the patroness of childbirth and nurses, the "Heavenly cow". It personified the wild, elemental force of passion, which could take cruel forms. In such an unbridled image, she was often identified with the lioness goddess Sekhmet. Depicted with the horns of a cow, inside of which is the sun.

Hekat- Goddess of moisture and rain. Depicted in the form of a frog.

Khepri- one of the three (often recognized as three attributes of the same being) solar gods of Heliopolis. personified the sun during sunrise. Two of his "colleagues" - Atum (the sun On the Sunset) and Ra (the sun at all other hours of the day). Depicted with the head of a scarab beetle.

Hershef (Herishef) – chief god the city of Heracleopolis, where he was worshiped as the creator of the world, "whose right eye is the sun, the left is the moon, and the breath animates everything."

Khnum- a god revered in the city of Esna as a demiurge who created the world and people on a potter's wheel. Depicted with a ram's head.

Khonsu- moon god in Thebes. Son of the god Amun. Together with Amon and his mother, Mut formed the Theban triad of gods. Depicted with a crescent moon and a disk on his head.

She was considered the daughter or sister (rarely wife) of the god of wisdom Thoth. The panther was considered a sacred animal of Seshat, so the goddess was represented in the skin of this animal, draped over a shirt. A seven-pointed star was depicted above the head.

Seshat's birthday was celebrated on the same day as Mafdet's birthday, so Seshat is presumably her twin sister. Often Seshat acted as a manifestation of other goddesses - Mafdet, Tefnut, Nephthys.

Initially, Seshat was the local goddess of Sais, but then Hemenu (Great Hermopolis) became the center of her cult. The goddess was revered as the head of the "house of life", that is, a collection of manuscripts, an archive. One of her functions is to record on the leaves of the shed tree (her fetish) the years of the life and reign of the pharaoh. In addition, she was in charge of the art of counting (trophies of war, prisoners, gifts, tribute), as well as the preparation of building plans, and patronized construction work.

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• // Mythological Dictionary / Ch. ed. E. M. Meletinsky. - M.: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1990. - 672 p.

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An excerpt characterizing Seshat

- By God, Bezukhov, in a caftan, with some old boy! By God, - said Natasha, - look, look!
- No, it's not him. Is it possible, such nonsense.
- Mom, - Natasha shouted, - I'll give you a head to cut off, that it's him! I assure you. Stop, stop! she shouted to the coachman; but the coachman could not stop, because more carts and carriages drove out of Meshchanskaya, and they shouted at the Rostovs to move off and not detain others.
Indeed, although much further away than before, all the Rostovs saw Pierre or a man unusually resembling Pierre, in a coachman's caftan, walking down the street with his head bowed and a serious face, next to a little beardless old man who looked like a footman. This old man noticed a face sticking out at him from the carriage and, respectfully touching Pierre's elbow, said something to him, pointing to the carriage. For a long time Pierre could not understand what he was saying; so he seemed to be immersed in his own thoughts. Finally, when he understood him, he looked at the instructions and, recognizing Natasha, at the same second giving himself up to the first impression, quickly went to the carriage. But after walking ten paces, he, apparently remembering something, stopped.
Natasha's face, leaning out of the carriage, shone with a mocking caress.
- Pyotr Kirilych, go! After all, we found out! It is amazing! she screamed, holding out her hand to him. – How are you? Why are you like this?
Pierre took the outstretched hand and on the move (as the carriage continued to move) awkwardly kissed her.